Last of the Curlews
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| Author | Fred Bodsworth |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | McClelland & Stewart |
| Released | 1954 |
| Media Type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| ISBN | NA |
Last of the Curlews is a novel, a fictionalized account of the life of the last Eskimo Curlew. It was written by Fred Bodsworth, a Canadian newspaper reporter and naturalist, and published in 1954.
[edit] Plot introduction
The story follows the bird throughout a year during its migration to South America and return to the Canadian Arctic in search of a mate. Although somewhat anthropomorphic in parts, the book paints a realistic and detailed picture of this bird's life and behaviour.
The book may have been somewhat premature in that there were confirmed sightings of this bird in 1963 and there were a number of unconfirmed sightings after that date. However, this bird may now be extinct.
[edit] Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
The book was made into an animated film by Hanna-Barbera Productions the English original version narrated by Ross Martin (famous as the Artemus Gordon character in the Wild, Wild West original series. This film was first shown in October 1972 as ABC's very first "After School Special." It was given an Emmy for children's programming in 1973.
[edit] Trivia
The 1988 edition (ISBN 1-887178-25-2) includes a foreword by the Pulitzer Prize winning poet W.S. Merwin and an afterword by the Nobel Laureate physicist Murray Gell-Mann.
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